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The Osceola times., 1887-04-02
THE coRoNET WINS.
Arrival Of the winning Ysclit at Queenstown
After Rough but Otherwise unevetftful
Passage-The Dauntless Sighted q Few
Hofirs After The Arrival Of the Corouet.

Hours After fbe Arrival OF the coroner"
CORK. March a7.-The schooner yacht
Coronet passed the winning poiI. at 12;5J
.. IN. today under full sail and In almost
as good condition as when she left New
York All on board were well, tho
nearest approach TO an accident having
occurred Friday night last, when one OF
the seamen on the jib-boom, while stowlhs
the iib, was swept of by n strong sea. de
caught one OF the stay-ropes, how
ever, and was none the worse Tor
his bath. The schooner encounter
ea series Of the heaviest gales
known on the Atlantic. With but slight
intermissions the yacht was carried along
by westerly gales accompanied by raln'
thunder and lightning The vessel be-
haved finely, riding the waves better than
any of the sailing vessels met during the
voyage. The fastest single days run was
made yesterday, when, with favorable
Winds; tho yacht sailed 300 miles The
actual time Of the voyage was fourteen
days, nineteen hours and three minutes.
The course taken, contrary 10 Captain
Crosby's first idea, was almost true to the
regular ocean highway, the route for the
first three days being a little more south
erly on account OF expected icebergs.
When the Dauntless was lost sight OF at
six o'clock on the day OF departure, the
wind was blowing heavy enough to keel
the COronet way over and shoot ner
| through the water at the rate OF fourteen
knots at hour The toughest sea was ell
countered on st. Patrick's Day, when the
vessel was washed from stem to stern by
each succeeding wave and threw the
spray far up into the sails.
Tuesday and Wednesday last the Yacht
was almost becalmed, but the sea ran very
highly. Ohly ninety miles was made dur
Ing these two days None OF the steamers
ot sailing vessels sighted were near
enough to spe ak, and btiler than 'hs
tremendous weather encountered the voy
age produced no salient features.
On board the Coronet were Capital c.
s. Crosby; navigator j b. c. Anderson
first mate VIM. A. Whittier; second mate
Otto Petersen, boatswarn August Berg
holm: steward Edward Locklin; cooks
Mantell and Morton; j. N. Winslow, rep
resenting the Dauntless; lieutenent King,
Z. S. N; press representatives McComb,
Matthews and Rice, and fifteen able sea
men
THE DAUNTLEss SIGHTED.
| LONDON, March 21.-The Dauntless was
| sighted of Roche's Point this evening.
The Osceola times., 1887-04-02
Another Hotel Flre.

wApAsB, Ind, March 27-Elrly this
morning the fremont Hotel, large brio <
structure located on Market street, this
city, was totally destroyed by fire. The
building was occupied by dodgers Of the
Lutz hotel adjoining, who barely escaped
with their lives, 50 rapid was the prog
ress OF the flames. The building wa ;
gutted in few minutes and but n smal
portion OF the contents were saved. Many
valuablcs and nearly $4,000 In money and
valuable papers were burned. This Is
the fourth fire for this hotel The loss Is
te5,000, with insurance OF $ii,50 The fr.
is thought 70 have been Of nce,,diar,
origin,
The Osceola times., 1887-04-02
Knew a Thing or Two.

There" said Filtrip to his friend
Dilby, there is man who has a
knowledge Of the fitness of things
why, yes" said Dilby, "he has an
intelligent face-what is heP"
"Oh, he's my tailor" answered Fill
trip, eyeing his new suit complacently'
Detroit Free Press.
The Osceola times., 1887-04-02
wife Murder and Suicide,

HARTFORD, Conn, March 2s.-Elisha
Snow, o farmer at Tolland, agei sixty
five, who has been somewhat dementei
for some time, killed his wife with an
axe yesterday, and then comm itted sui
eide by HANGING.
The Osceola times., 1887-04-02

John Monroe, a young man living
with his widowed sister, Mrs. w. H.
Green, in the northern part OF Georgia.
found the other day l,4s0 in gold
buried in the cellar, money that was
laid away and lost during the war, over
twenty years ago, by Mrs. Green hus-
band. Monroe was moved mere p
isapVlss 70 DC In The cellar.
The Osceola times., 1887-04-02

The following Is the inscription On
brass tablet which has recently been
placed In the window in the south tran
sept Of St Johns Church. Washington.
This inscription, in memory oil Chester
Allen Arthur. is placed here by the We stry.
He was the twenty first President OF the
United States, worshiper in the church,
ard in 1884 erected the window TO the
memory OF his wife, Ne died November
Is. 1884,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
A Rich Mans Trials.

Mr.. COrcoran gives great deal to
private charity. and like all rich men
he receives bushels of applications for
money which he cannot grant. He has
a printed form of reply, which states
that he is unable TO meet all these de-
mands, and that his agent is directed
not to present them to him. Some of
the letters he receives are curious ones
One woman wrote not long ago that al
though her husband was worth $50, 900
she wanted 10 be independent of him,
and wanted Corcoran to send her enough
money so that she could live on the in
terest. Another lady wanted $4,000 10
wanted pink silk dress for a ball, and
another wanted Il barrel OF salt pork.
A great many of these appeals come
from people Corcoran has never known
and never heard of. and though num-
ber of them are undoubtedly from people
in need. many are from adventures
and the ajority are undeserving. The
publication of this article will doubtless
bring more letters to Mr.. Corcoran, as
does every letter published concerning
his wealth. The articles in the press
concerning rich men and charitable
men point out TO adventurers all over
the country where these men live, and
the notes printed not long ago about
President Cleveland's charity filled the
White House letters with begging ap
plications for months. The rich men
of Congress are overrun with beggars
who apply to them both by mail and in
person. and there seems 10 be Il pOpula
ton of thousands of beggars in tn,
/ United States who do nothing bu
watch the newspapers and write letters
to the rich men noticed in them
Washington Cor. CieUeiand Ledder.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
The Cent i'm Demand.

Two months ago the American copper
cent was the most despised coin on the
market. Ladies turned up their pretty
noses at it, bank presidents issued
edicts that no copper cents need apply
at their banks for deposit, business men
looked askance at it, and the copper
cent had scarce where to lay its head
or is tail either, for that matter. The
newsboys, the beggars and the dime
savings banks alone remained lis
friends. Thousands of homeless cents
found their way into the Dime Savings
Bank in Detroit. They grew so many
at last that Cashier Woolfenden was
obliged to buy new safe for theiI
especial accommodation. Even this be-
came filled and the cents were obliged to
lie in great heaps upon the floor OF the
vaults.
Suddenly the cent seemed to jump in
to favor again. First the stream pour
ing into the Dime Bank slackened and
then almost ceased. Then, instead of a
supply, came a demand, and for time
the bank poured out copper cents like
water, unul at length all their store
was exhausted. The other banks ex-
pcrienced the same run, but their supply
gave out sooner. To-day the cent is the
most eagerly sought-for coin in Detroit.
Its intrinsic value amounts to but one
mill of gold. but this doesn't bother the
merchants. who pay $40 for ten hun
dred cents (actual value 81 with all the
gladness possible. In some cases they
have even offered a premium. Every
one is looking for cents; bank clerks are
hustling around town looking for cents
everywhere. and the United States mints
are unable to supply the demand. The
Dime Bank recently put in a requisition
for $500 in cents, but was informed
that the order could not be filled for two
months.
The copper coinage Of the United
States amounts to $5,000,000. For three
years back no copper has been coined
in this country, owing to the ovcrplus
of cents, until recently. when the in
creased demand obliged the mints to re-
sumo. Questions put to leading Detroit
bankers failed to elicit any explanation
of their peculiar and sudden demand
for cents. At last clerk was found in
the First National Bank who said that
the demand was not felt out in the
smaller cities of the stale, and that in
Detroit it came almost entirely from the
large retailers.
''Inever though of it before" said
Bruce Goodfellow, ''but IT is easily ex-
planned. OF late ali the fancy stores.
notion stores, groceries, etc, have been
marking down their goods to fractional
currency. If Il price was 81. for in
stance, they would charge 90 cents; il
25 cents, % cents; if 20 cents. 1S cents
and SO on. They are all doing it now
and that doubtless creates the present
great demand for cents" - UetrO4
| Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
How Plaster Casts Are Made.

The St. Louis Globe gives the follow
ing amusing account of Col. Pat. G'l-
more's experience in the hands O.
couple of youthful modelers: Il went
to the studio at the hour fixed, and was
to be met there Dy well known sculp-
tor, who had courteously undertaken to
do the modelling himself. BY some un-
fortunate mischance, he failed to put in
an appearance. Two apprentices were
vigol ously stirring the liquid plaster of
Paris or whatever villainous compound
is used for the purpose. After about
half an hours waiting, it was decided
to proceed in the great mans absence,
and was invited 10 disrobe. A much
beplastered white sheet was wrapped
around my neck and shoulders tightly.
and nv face and hair were liberally
creased to prevent the plaster sticking
to the flesh. Pieces of paper were stuff
ed into nv mouth, nose, and ears, and
was told to shut my eyes. No sooner
had dape SO than my prosecutors COM
menced pouring the liquid on my head.
One poured while the other pressed the
rapidly hardening compound so as to
fill every recess and get a cast of every
feature. They poured great deaf too
much on. and soon my head was in
cased in mask rs hard as iron. The
heat was insufferable. l could not
move my head. for the awful weight
threatened to dislocale my neck if
did; my eyes seemed being pressed into
my brain, and the paper circlets not
proving adequate for their purpose. |
began 10 feel the first symptoms of suffO-
cation. ! could not call out, and be-
lieved myself to be dying. But my
troubles had barely commenced. The
apprentices had not fixed the center
board, or slit, properly, and when they
mercifuliy decided 10 release me, they
found the cast would not come in half
as it usually does. In successful
operation the two halves are joined to-
gether after removal, and n perfect re-
production of the face and head easily
produced; but in my case both dividing
board and grease had been overlooked.
and the only course left was to smash
the mask off Mallet and chisel were
used. producing an effect like concus-
sion of the brain. Finally my face was
freed, and l was able to breathe, and
make few remarks to the boys on their
careiessness. Then it transpired that
they had omitted to grease behind my
ears, and the plaster adhered to the skin
like glue. TO remove the former, the
latter had to be torn away. and when at
last got away | was Il mass of blood
and sores. After two weeks medical
attention l got about right. but the
memory is still fresh"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
CycIorama Fairgrounds.

When a battle panorama, or cyclo-
rama, is to be set up. the material for
the foreground is always prepared be-
fore the receipt of the picture. The
chief artist and tho mechanical con-
structor of the platforms. following the
irregular lines indicated both on the
first drawing and the panorama. All
the lum Der that is used is treated with a
composition of silicate to keep out
moisture. and to make it tire-proof.
Hundreds of loads of earth have been
carried into the building; quantities of
lumber, trees both living and dead, to-
gether with a collection of fence-rails,
bushes, sods, logs, sand, and variety
of camp eqmpage, are piled about,
ready for use. The platforms are
groundwork for the earth and sod,
which are very skillfully joined to their
painted semblances on the canvas;
bushes and trees are planted; earth
works and log-campS are built;-every-
thing is done with careful intent to
make the foreground and painting ap-
pear as one whole landscape, and so to
join the two in meaning and color rs to
make it nearly impossible for Il specta-
tator to determine at any point which
is the real and which the painted scene.
This work calls for very careful judy
ment, as it is necessary to settle the ex-
act relation in size which real objects
shall bear to those in the painting An
ordinary cap or hat placed upon the
foreground near the canvas would seem
prodigious, though the same hat, thrown
upon the ground near the platform oc-
cupied by the spectator. would not at
tract notice. The entire foreground
must. therefore. be arranged to aid the
perspective of the painting. so that when
the panorama Is ready for exhibition,
even the artist. who has constantly la
bored to attain that very result, finds
difficulty in realizing that the scene
spread before him is painted upon can
vas which hangs vertically but forty
feet distant from his eye.-Iheodore X.
DaUls, in 81 Nicholas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
pmEsI PILELIl PILESI!!

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DIR. William, ian lndlah
remedy)called DIR. WILLIAMS indian aS
OINTMENT. A single box has cuieu
the worst chronic cases of twenty-five
years standing. No one need suner
five minutes after applying this won
derful soothing medicine. Lotions anu
instruments do more harm than good
williams Ointment absOrbs the tu-
nors, allays the intense itching, (par-
ticularly at night after getting wan
in bed,) acts as a pOultice, gives in
slant and painless relief. and is pre-
pared only for Piles, itching of the
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by h. Waterman, and mail
ed on receipt of price. 81 90
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
Special Notice!
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co.,

ROCKFORD, ILL, May 18th, 1884.
Referring to the fact that we have
appointed WAIT BROTHERS, of
Ravenna, Sole Agents for the sale of
our Quick Train Railroad Watches in
Portage County, Ohio, We desire to say
that no parties other than WAIT BROS.
or their employees, are authorised to
offer these Goods for sale in the terri
tory indicated and that no warranty
whatever attaches to our goods when
offered for sale by others than our duly
authorised agents. Our goods are sold
directly from the factory, and only
through competent and well known
dealers.
AS the movements leave our hands
carefully adjusted and regulated .or
immediate use, we hold oLisoISes dI-
rectly responsible To the wea -. the
watch for its satisfactory performance,
BUT ONLY WHEN SOLD BY OUR CHOSEN
AGENTS. We understand the extraor-
dinary guarantee of excellence made
by WAIT BROS, and given out by
them to the public, and are prepared
to make good the assertions of our
representatives in that particular.
Very Respectfully,
ROCKFORD WATCH co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
Esther Rockwe,rs Romance.

Mrs. Esther Niles Rockwell, widow
of Harry Rockwell. died at Hadden
Neck a few days ago, writes a New
Haven correspondent of the New York
Sun. A most romantic event in her
life gave her something more than mere
local repute. She was married in 1917
to Henry Rockwell. who lived further
up the Connecticut river, and who was
man of somewhat rowing disposition,
with strong liking for the sea. Two
years after marriage Rockwell accepted
an offer for winter employment in
Savannah, but when he returned in the
spring came only to New York. There
he was tempted to ship on whaler and
did so without seeing his wife. He was
afterward captured while on an English
vessel by Spanish ship. and spent
two or three years in Spanish prison.
Then, without returning home, he en-
for some years after was on merchant
ship. He sailed around the world sew
eral times, Mrs. Rockwell not having
heard anything from him for seven or
eight years, believed he was dead, and
in 1925 she married George Evans, who
died in 1881. Rockwell in that year
was In new i OTk, anu luleuueu W IT.
turn home. but hearing that his wife
had married again. thinking him dead,
he at once shipped for long voyage.
By Mr.. Evans she had three children,
two of whom are now living. One of
these, Zellnda, when a little girl in 1885.
told her mother that she had had Il
queer dream and that she saw her other
papa, as Rockwell was called, coming
home in sailor clothes aad colored
vest. A week later, on the afternoon OF
July 4, and during q heavy thunder
storm, Rockwell knocked at the door of
his wife's house and asked for shelter.
He was invited to take dinner, though
no one recognized him. The little girl,
however, spoke of her dream at once
when she saw him. saying that the
man was dressed just as her other papa
had been.
Then the wife said, greatly agiIated
You remind me of the man who was
once my husband"
Don't you know me, ESther?" was
his answer.
Five days after they were married.
and lived happily together for forty-six
wears, when Rockwell died. Three
children were born to them, one OF
whom, Edward Rockwell. lives now in
the old homestead.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
Calculating the Size of the Earth.

The earlier attempts at calculating
the size of the globe were based on
Astronomical observations. 1t would be
difficult to-day to say within what
degree of accuracy the figures then OBJ
tanned could have been relied upon, as
the units of measurement used by those
pioneers have been lost and could not
be compared with the units now in use.
One of the earlier attempts ut obtain
ing the actual length of the earth's
meridian by direct measurement of a
portion of the same was made in the
sixteenth century by French doctor.
The means employed, although very
ingenious. would be considered perfect
ly clumsy and inadequate by the mod
ern scientist. There was in this early
measurement no atten%. at mathemati-
cal precision as understood in the
present century, and. considering the
simplicity of the method employed by
the doctor, it is only to be wondered
that no greater error was obtained in
its final result. The measurement con-
sisted simply in driving from Paris to
Amiens, and counting the revolutions
of the wheels of the carriage, and from
the number of revolutions of the wheels
obtain the distance between the two
cities. which would serve as basis for
calculating the length of the meridian.
OF course. this calculation could not by
any means be considered accurate, but,
taking into account the means employ
ed. the result obtained has been subse-
qucntly found to be wonderfully pre-
else. The most curious thing about it
is, that what would now be considered
grave errors and lnexactitudes were so
distributed that they almost COM
pensated each other, and the dimen-
sions then obtained show only slight
difference with the dimensions given by
the most recent measurements. Thus
chance (and no better name could be
found) permitted of the same results,
with only small final error, being OBJ
tanned with that crude method, that are
now obtained with the most precise in.
struments and with the most compli.
Gated calculations.--Francesco SansOne
IN Popular Science Monthly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
How Arago Measured the Power of
Steam.

The experiments which were entered
upon for the purpose of measuring the
force of the vapor of water were very
important and very dangerous
tant, because the safe working of steam
engines WAS dependent upon correct
measurements of the force, and because
all the properties of heat had to be pass
ed in review; anil dangerous, because
they Imposed the task of conforming
the unknown caprices of formidable
force. There were but two men to ac-
cept it and conduct it TO success: Arago,
who never shrank from Il duty; and
Dulong. already manned by an explo-
sion, whose previous studies had ad-
mirably fitted him for the new work :"
A rude manometer was extemporiZed,
and a boiler, far less stancb than the
steam-boilcrs of to-day, was set up, in
which water was heated till the pressure
was twenty-seven atmospheres. "rhey
could not 90 further. At this extreme
point, it leaked at all the joints, and
The steam escaped through the assures
with Il kissing that was of bad omen
But the Observers, though aware of the
danger, silent and resigned, finished
without accident the measurements
which they had begun" Telling Nj.
Jamin the story, which was written ou,
as above from his dictat on, Arago said
'-Oniy one being of our company pre-
served his serenity and slept quietly; it
was Dulong's dog; they called him
Omicron. "-iOLudr 'c'ence Monthly.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
A Few More Points,
INN Referring to the Inn
I60l above letter, we NM
i OVOs will simply say,

we have had the exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three years. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUY THEM FROM THE FAC
TORY, OR HAS ANY RIGHT TO SELL
THEM. 1t seems to us much like boys
play to get angry and advertise prices
because they cannot buy the goods.
We trust the publication of prices will
continue through the whole list, as we
have no money to advertise goods not
in stock. Sucn desperate efforts will
not deceive any. The people know
that We have never cursed the place rs
ready to be fenced in, because we were
going to leave it. They know that we
are not a travelling experimental insti'
tuition, and they will continue TO puy
their Watches, Silver Ware, etc., of
the Old Reliable Ravenna Jewellers,
Swift's Block.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06

Mrs Noorich- -"Benja l wish
you would inquire into the antecedents
of young Dc Twirliger, who comes here
so often to see Jane" Mr.. NoCrich =
whats the matter with him? He
seems 10 be a gentleman" so he is,
Benjamin; but what of his family?
know his father was in the Legislature,
and that is all l do know" ''Wcll. my
dear. we might overlook that if the
young man is honest himself. ."-PhiiG-
deLphia CdtL
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06

There is large Catholic church IN
Washington attended exclusively by
colored people, with black saints in the
inches, and other things TO cores
pond. 1t is attended by colored
aristocracy, and membership in it is
considered sign of tone by some.
There is a fine choir of negro voices,
and masses are sung quite as well as
in those attended by the whites. There
is also colored Episcopal church, the
rector of which is Il graduate of Trinity
College and man of much ability.
But aside from the two Presbyterian
churches nearly the entire colored popu-
lation attend worship at those of the
Methodist or the Baptist faith.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06

Rich but penurious hostess to poor
society fricnd-"I notice that square
dinner plates are the thing now, and
I've ordered ten dcz N; but Pm worried
about one point in serving 4 dinner
with them" Fricnd-'.Wmat are YOU
in doubt about?" Ought ! 10 serve
round steak on these square plates?"
"That depends. There may not be
enough to go round, judging from the
dinner you gave the other day. .''-BOs-
ton Record.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06

The Correspondence de Espana
AYERS that there is a literary gentleman
at present in Madrid who has solved
the problem of perpetual motion. He
is said TO have based it upon the prIn-
ciple of Archimedes relative to the pres
sure of liquids.